5 Best States for Nursing Jobs

Florida

Florida is one of the states most affected by the aging Baby Boom generation. With 3 million residents over 65, Florida is in dire need of nurses to care for their aging population. This is good news if you are looking for a nursing job. Salaries are increasing in an effort to recruit new talent, and many hospitals are offering fantastic benefits like on-site childcare, gym memberships, and relocation reimbursement. There is an estimated need for 183,480 RNs, 61,440 LPNs and 14,130 CNAs by the end of 2016. That is a total of 259,050 nursing-related jobs that will need filling in the next eight years.